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Immune System
Immune System: is the body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
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SEP 22, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can be a double-edged sword; we need it to protect us from pathogens and aberrant cells, but if it is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
Benztropine, a drug prescribed for tremors in Parkinson’s disease, has shown promise against tuberculosis (TB) in ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 16, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that T cells would only move into the brain in the case of a serious problem. New work shows otherwise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2025Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists learned about a decade ago that when children were given peanuts in the first few months of life, their chanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2025Microbiology
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Aspartame is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to the cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2024Microbiology
Could getting a vaccine one day be as simple as applying an inexpensive skin cream? New research reported in Nature has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Infectious diseases can have very different effects on different people; some individuals may have virtually no symptoms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes there are slightly different versions of genes, such as the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. The APOE4 variant in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2024Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2024Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microsco ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2024Neuroscience
Antigens left over from SARS-CoV-2 infection cause brain levels of a cortisol-like hormone to fall, and increase nervous ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
While COVID-19 has been responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world, and continues to sicken thous ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2024Microbiology
Our guts are full of microbes like bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and this gut microbiome has to stay properly imbalanced ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2024Microbiology
Asthma is a very common respiratory disorder that can be life-threatening in extreme cases. Scientists have now develope ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Regulatory T cells are a type of white blood cell that can help identify and repair damaged tissues. It's been thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Blood is crucial to healthcare; as the population of the world ages, more medical procedures are being performed and the ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can be a double-edged sword; we need it to protect us from pathogens and aberrant cells, but if it is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
Benztropine, a drug prescribed for tremors in Parkinson’s disease, has shown promise against tuberculosis (TB) in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that T cells would only move into the brain in the case of a serious problem. New work shows otherwise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2025
Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists learned about a decade ago that when children were given peanuts in the first few months of life, their chanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2025
Microbiology
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aspartame is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to the cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2024
Microbiology
Could getting a vaccine one day be as simple as applying an inexpensive skin cream? New research reported in Nature has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Infectious diseases can have very different effects on different people; some individuals may have virtually no symptoms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes there are slightly different versions of genes, such as the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. The APOE4 variant in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2024
Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2024
Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microsco
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2024
Neuroscience
Antigens left over from SARS-CoV-2 infection cause brain levels of a cortisol-like hormone to fall, and increase nervous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
While COVID-19 has been responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world, and continues to sicken thous
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2024
Microbiology
Our guts are full of microbes like bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and this gut microbiome has to stay properly imbalanced
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2024
Microbiology
Asthma is a very common respiratory disorder that can be life-threatening in extreme cases. Scientists have now develope
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Regulatory T cells are a type of white blood cell that can help identify and repair damaged tissues. It's been thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Blood is crucial to healthcare; as the population of the world ages, more medical procedures are being performed and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch